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Monday, July 18, 2011

This week's show is a LIVE broadcast from the Desert Classic Dancesport Competition in Palm Desert California. Guests include Desert Classic Judge Karina Smirnoff (pro on Dancing With The Stars), disucsses how how she judges dance competition - the quality of leading, following, presentation, technique, costumes, and overall look - and gives tips for dance competitors

Returning Guest Jan Lactoen works behind the scenes to keep the Desert Classic running smoothly, and talks about different types of dance competition events: freestyles and scholarships - and gives tips for youth dancers

Guest Pamela Randolph (one pf Chad's competitive students) recommends that serious competitive dancers take a mix of private and group dance lessons to improve their dancing and gives tips on competition appearance - tan, hair, makeup, lashes, nail, etc.Guest (and Dance Is Life, Life Is Dance Associate Producer) Roni Burrows discusses being the parent of competitive dancer, and describes a fundraising event on July 23 in Sedona Arizona to benefit Arizona competitive youth dancers. This event,an evening of dinner and dancing, is supported by organizations and businesses both in the Sedona area and beyond, as we hear from . . . Guest: Candace - spa director at the Hilton Palm Spring Resort who is donating a 2-day stay at the Resort, plus a package of spa products to the July 23 event's silent auctionFor more details on the July 23 Red Rock Affair to Support Arizona Youth Dancers, click here

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